Too bad Hanks thinks this way. I always thought he had at least
somewhat of a proper angle on WWII history, especially after he made
Saving Private Ryan. Perhaps I wrongly assumed that he did
not have this lurking revisionist-politically-correct-we're-all-to-blame-we-were-really-not-any-better-than-the *****-or-Japanese derangement syndrome that a lot of the hard left camp seems to have. Unfortunately, he appears to be just a notch above Sean Penn and Matt Daaaaamon. Which certainly isn't saying much.


http://pajamasmedia.com/victordavish...inglepage=true

 

And why does anybody care what these idiots say? He's just an actor so really why does what he says matter?

 

It doesn't matter what he says any more than it matters what you or I say. People shouldn't care any more what an actor, or any celeberty says, any more than they care what you or I say. The thing is, unlike you and I, these people have a soap box infront of a camera. They are in a position to influence people who are ripe for influencing. It is sad, but true. We need to seek out the few who's message is verifyable.

I think that what it's people like Hanks that should alert us to the fact that we need to put more effort into preserving our history. Our soap box isn't in front of a camera so we have to reach the people we can in our little sphere of our friends and family.

 

He's a fruitcake! Just chalk up one moron to the "progressive" cause from Hollywood!

 

Your right but the sad truth is people DO care about what he says.. People do listen to celebrities... Why do you think people go out and buy smart cars... Because they hear one of the actors talking about it and of course they have to follow suit and get one too..

I like tom hanks as an actor.. He makes great movies... I don't know him personally so I can't comment on how he is day to day...


James

 

Screwed up people listen to celebrities...

 

The quote was taken out of context. This guy say's it better than I can:

"A quick bit of googling for the context of this quotation showed me exactly what I expected about Hanks’s remarks. To be sure, they are blunt and imprecise, and that is regrettable. Nonetheless, here are the words that precede the above-quoted language:

“From the outset, we wanted to make people wonder how our troops can re-enter society in the first place. How could they just pick up their lives and get on with the rest of us?”

My initial suspicion upon reading Hanks’s words was that, as an actor who has played many solider roles, he was referring to the “Other” of our enemies in wartime. Sure enough, this quotation proves to be not some geopolitical comment about the Clash of Civilizations based on race, the history of the first World War, or anything like it, but instead a commentary on the dehumanizing of the enemy that occurs when one fights in a war. If anyone needs evidence of that I would be more than happy to provide it, but I think this concept is largely self-evident and may stand on its own.

This blog post is certainly historically accurate and well thought-out — and revealing of its author’s biases. It reads a narrow comment in far too broad a manner (or rather, it neglects the comment’s context). As a once-upon-a-time English major, I certainly know the feeling."

 

I always thought he was a good actor but I'm starting to think he's a moron.I LMAO a couple weeks ago when he was on the Regis and Kelly Show.He mistakingly called Kelly Rippa, Kathie Lee. Kelly Rippa ripped Tom a new A-hole and let him know that she's been on the show for 9 years.

 

Out of context? Oh really?

Well let me take more out of context then.

Anyone can read the entire interview and decide for themselves if something has been taken out of context or not. Page 4 for the paragraph in question.

Time-
How Tom Hanks Became America's Historian in Chief



How about a word from someone commenting on the Time interview, similar to comments from the PJM artical:

 

Can someone cliffnote that link? I'm too lazy to read it all

 

The TIME article?

It's a good read and worth the 5 minutes.

I have to laugh when the "holier than thou" conservatives attack real people making real movies because it offends their view of history. LOL!